Monkeypox, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome – Episode 126

Kristina (Kris) Bryant, MD, FAAP, is the hospital epidemiologist at Norton Children’s Hospital, director for system pediatric epidemiology and infectious diseases, Norton Children’s Medical Group, Louisville, KY, and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She is the immediate past president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Board of Directors and a co-editor of the PIDS-sponsored Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control. Dr. Bryant’s research interests include the prevention of device-associated infections, including dialysis-related infections, and vaccine clinical trials. She is an active participant in national research collaboratives to study the epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections in children and adults, including dialysis-associated infections. She was appointed to the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases in 2021 and is the physician lead for Red Book Online.

Jeffrey Boris, MD, FAAP, is an outpatient pediatric cardiologist who has been caring for patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) since 2002. He practiced at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 2007 to 2019, where he opened the POTS Program in January 2014. He also created one of the largest pediatric POTS databases in the country, with which he has published several research articles. He received the Dysautonomia International Physician of the Year award in 2016, recognized for his warmth, compassion, and tireless commitment to his pediatric and young adult patients.